I read this comment after an article about Obamacare. The Big Blue Bus Well folks, ready or not, were all about to board this bus. Its quite a contraption really, freshly painted dark blue with all its shiny bells and whistles. Maybe the wheels are a bit wobbly and maybe it shakes and rattles a little and maybe smoke spews from the tailpipe… and from the engine compartment for that matter, but hey, its the bus we wanted, the one we asked for, the one that was cobbled together for us. Were going to ride on that bus, that bus with no brakes, down that long and winding road ahead. It coughs and sputters and tries to come to life. Mechanics scurry about with tools in hand, frantically shouting and pointing at each other as they try to diagnose and treat the many problems. They know that this thing has to roll out of the parking lot soon or theyll take the blame. But the real problem - the huge problem - it lurks just beneath the surface and is only now becoming evident to many... and it may be too late to fix it. It will be obvious once the bus starts down off that hill. People from all over the land have been kicked off their buses and are standing restlessly by with cash in hand to buy their tickets to ride this rickety bus. The price to ride is steep for most, much more than any bus ticket before, much more than they were promised, and its a tough pill to swallow, especially for the working people, but no matter really. Cheaper tickets for all… well, that was just campaign rhetoric; everyone knows that, right? The folks wait and stare at the bus, and at their ticket, and at the steep slope ahead, because they know they have to get on that rickety bus and go careening forever down that long and winding road - its the law and theyll come after you if you dont get on. Good Luck Americans. You better hold on to something.
Posted on: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 06:52:54 +0000